Agonia #3 (Poland) 2001. Editor: “Filip Jesion”
Polish zine of epic proportions (later to be built into the record label of the same name). Some blurry scans in there, sorry, but for the most part, a nice look at the underground in its post-millennium form. Interviews and more with Abhorrence (Brazil), Antaeus, Arkhon Infaust, Astriaal, Averse Sefira, Bestial Mockery, Bloodthorn, Dreams of Damnation, Death SS, Deceased, Denial of God, Krieg, Grand Belial’s Key, Manilla Road, Melechesh, Necrophagia, Nunslaughter, Open Hell festival, Pentacle, Sathanas, Slugathor, Teutonic, Thanatos, The Forgotten, Throneum, Usurper, and more…Thanks Pawel.
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Editorial and Contents
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Abhorrence (BRZ)
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Album Reviews 1
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Album Reviews 2
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Album Reviews 3
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Album Reviews 4
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Album Reviews 9
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Album Reviews 10
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Album Reviews 11
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Antaeus 1
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Antaeus 2
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Antaeus 3
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Astriaal 1
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Astriaal 2
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Astriaal 3
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Averse Sefira 1
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Averse Sefira 2 – Scorched Earth 1
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Bestial Mockery 1
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Bestial Mockery 2
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Bestial Mockery 3 – Hatework 1
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Hatework 2 – Krieg 1
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Krieg 2
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Death SS 1
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Death SS 2
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Deceased 1
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Deceased 2
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Deceased 3
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Deceased 4 – Dark Angel/Dreams of Damnation 1 – Dissident Records
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Dark Angel/Dreams of Damnation 2
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Dark Angel/Dreams of Damnation 3 – Nunslaughter 1
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Demo Reviews 1
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Demo Reviews 2
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Demo Reviews 3
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Denial of God 1
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Denial of God 2
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Gospel of the Horns 1
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Gospel of the Horns 2 – Throneum 1
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Throneum 2 – Reviews
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Grand Belial’s Key 1
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Grand Belial’s Key 2
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Grand Belial’s Key 3 – Bloodthorn 1
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Bloodthorn 2
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Bloodthorn 3 – Arkhon Infaust 1
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Arkhon Infaust 2
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Hellbox
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ISO666 Records
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Manilla Road 1
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Manilla Road 2
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Melechesh 1
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Melechesh 2
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Metalucifer
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Necrophagia 1
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Necrophagia 2
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Nunslaughter 2 – Open Hell festival Review
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Nunslaughter 3
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Nunslaughter 4 – Drakkar Productions
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Open Hell Festival 2 – Zine contacts
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Pentacle 1
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Pentacle 2
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Rebaelliun
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Reviews 2
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Sabbath productions
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Sathanas
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Scorched Earth
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Skullview 1
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Skullview 2 – Usurper 1
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Usurper 2
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Usurper 3
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Skullview
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Vinyl Reviews 2 – Slugathor 1
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Slugathor 2
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Teutonic
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Thanatos
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The Forgotten 1
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The Forgotten 2
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Vinyl Reviews 1
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Zine Contacts
July 17, 2017 | Categories: Abhorrence (BRZ), Agonia Zine (POL), Antaeus (FRA), Astriaal (AUS), Averse Sefira (US), Bestial Mockery (SWE), Bloodthorn (US), Dark Angel (US), Death SS (IT), Deceased (US), Denial of God (DEN), Drakkar Prod., Dreams of Damnation (US), Gospel of the Horns (AUS), Grand Belial's Key (US), Krieg (US), Manilla Road (US), Melechesh (ISR), Metalucifer (JPN), Necrophagia (US), Nunslaughter (US), Open Hell Festival, Pentacle (NL), Rebaelliun (BZL), Reviews, Slugathor (FIN), Thanatos (NL), Throneum (POL), Uncategorized, Usurper (US) | 3 Comments
Battlefield #5 (GER) 1985. Editor: “Markus Zimmerman” (auf Deutsch)
Another mid-80s classic from D-land, with interviews, live reviews, and features on Agent Steel, Tankard, At War, Cryptic Slaughter, Death, Sons of Satan, Desaster Area, Exodus, Helloween, Destruction, Hallows Eve, Jag Panzer, Metallica, Hirax, Dark Angel, Kreator, Messiah, Samhain (GER), Possessed, Slaughter (CAN), Angel Dust, Savage Grace, Sodom, Slayer, Venom, Exodus, Atomkraft, Violent Force and more…thanks to Battlefild-Magazine.de. PDF up in DL section.
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Cover
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Contents and thanks
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Vorwort (Editorial) – Playlists
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Agent Steel 2 – Tankard
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At War – Quickchange 1
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At War
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Cryptic Slaughter 1
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Cryptic Slaughter 2 – Agent Steel 1
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Death
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Desaster Area – Sons of Satan
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Destruction
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Exodus 1
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Exodus 2
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Hallows Eve
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Helloween
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Hirax 1
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Hirax 2 – Metallica 1
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Metallica 2
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Hirax and Dark Angel Live review
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Jag Panzer
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Kleinanzeigen
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Kotsen
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Kreator
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Messiah – Samhain
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News
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Plattenkritiken (Reviews) 1
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Plattenkritiken 2
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Plattenkritiken 3
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Plattenkritiken 4
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Plattenkritiken 5
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Plattenkritiken 6 – Addresses
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Possessed – Transnavia
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Quickchange 2 – Slaughter
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Redaktionscharts
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Sabotage – Angel Dust
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Savage Grace
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Siekiera – Turbo
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Sodom
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Slayer 2
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Sodom
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The Kill
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Venom and Exodus and Atomkraft live review
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Violent Force – Knightmare
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Wishbone Records
May 10, 2016 | Categories: Agent Steel (US), Angel Dust (GER), At War (US), Atomkraft (UK), Cryptic Slaughter (US), Dark Angel (US), Death (US), Destruction (GER), Exodus (US), Hallows Eve (US), Helloween (GER), Hirax (US), Jag Panzer (US), Kreator (GER), Messiah (SWZ), Possessed (US), Savage Grace (US), Slaughter (CAN), Slayer (US), Sodom (GER), Tankard (GER), Uncategorized, Venom (UK), Violent Force (GER) | 1 Comment
Brain Damage #1 (USA – CA) 1984. Editors: Vadim Rubin” and “Ron Nieto”
Out of Long Beach, CA with help from Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel) and others, this zine features some rare photos, insights and playlists from the very pivotal year of 1984. Interesting also Slayer is called “black metal”- just shows you how interchangeable all the terms were at the time (before certain sub-genres separated themselves)…check out the reviews as well for Mantas’ demo, among others…[Thanks to the original scanner, this was forwarded to me by a supporter of the archive]. Features and interviews with Hirax, Destruction, Dark Angel, Death Angel, Celtic Frost, Jag Panzer, Mercyful Fate, Omen, Overkill, Possessed and Voivod.
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Cover
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Back Cover
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Editorial – Playlists
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Celtic Frost
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Dark Angel
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Destruction
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Hirax
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Jag Panzer
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Mercyful Fate 1
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Mercyful Fate 2 – Reviews 1
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Reviews
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Metal Blade Advert
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Omen
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Overkill
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Possessed
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Slayer 1
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Voivod 1
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Voivod 2
April 5, 2015 | Categories: Brain Damage Zine (US), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Dark Angel (US), Death Angel (US), Destruction (GER), Hirax (US), Jag Panzer (US), Mercyful Fate (DK), Metal Blade Records (US), Omen (US), Overkill (US), Possessed (US), Reviews, Slayer (US), Uncategorized, Voivod (CAN) | 1 Comment
Disposable Underground #3 (VA, USA) 1991, Editor: “Richard Johnson”
Issue #2 of DI, out of the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. Again, Rich was in early grind outfit Enemy Soil, prior to going on to playing in the likes of Agoraphobic Nosebleed and now Drugs of Faith. This long running zine can now be found online in downloadable format here, both new and old issues.
This issue has live reviews, adverts, reviews, opinions (one from Deceased guitarist Mike Smith) features and interviews with/on the Foundations Forum, Riki Rachtman, Slayer Zine, Cannibal Corpse, Atheist, Autopsy, Bolt Thrower, Coroner, Death, Dark Angel, Grave, Gorguts, Hexx, Fates Warning, Impetigo, Believer, Overkill, Queensryche, Pestilence, Relapse Records, Suffocation, Sacrifice, Unleashed, Century Media and much more…
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Cover
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Adz – Mythic – Demise
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Adz 2
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Adz 3 – Cannibal Corpse
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Adz
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Atheist 1
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Atheist 2
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Atheist 2
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Atheist 4
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Autopsy 1
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Autopsy 2
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Autopsy 3
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Bolt Thrower 1
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Bolt Thrower 2
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Bolt Thrower 3
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Bolt Thrower 4
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Coroner 1
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Coroner 2
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Coroner 3
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Death
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Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Demo Reviews 2
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Demo Reviews 3
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Demo Reviews 4
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Demo Reviews 5
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Demo Reviews 1
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Editorial
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Gwar
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Grave 1
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Grave 2
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Gorguts 1
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Gorguts 2
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Foundations Forum report
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Fates Warning
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Hexx
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Impetigo 1
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Impetigo 2
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Live Reviews – Bolt Thrower – Sacrifice – Believer – Overkill – Cannibal Corpse – Gorguts – Atheist
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Opinions 1
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Opinions 2
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Opinions 3 – Slayer Zine
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Pestilence 1
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Pestilence 2
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Queensryche
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Relapse Records
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Reviews 1
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Reviews 6
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Reviews 8
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Riki Rachtman 1
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Riki Rachtman 2 – Impetigo
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Sacrifice
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Suffocation 1
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Suffocation 2
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Unleashed – Grave – Century Media Advert
June 7, 2014 | Categories: Adverts, Anacrusis (US), Atheist (US), Autopsy (US), Believer (US), Bolt Thrower (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Century Media Records, Coroner (SWZ), Dark Angel (US), Death (US), Demo Reviews, Fates Warning (US), Foundations Forum, Gorguts (CAN), Grave (SWE), Gwar (US), Hexx (US), Live Reviews, Mythic (US), Overkill (US), Queensryche (US), Relapse Records (US), Reviews, Riki Rachtman, Sacrifice (CAN), Slayer Zine (NOR), Suffocation (US), Unleashed (SWE), Virginia Scene Report, Washington DC Scene Report | Leave a comment
Metal Forces #21 (UK) 1986. Editor: “Bernard Doe”
[Once more, it’s a given that Metal Forces was certainly not a fanzine, yet it still deserves archival status. As previously stated, the importance of the magazine for the development of the global underground and all ’extreme’ genres can not be understated – they covered many notable bands before any other press did, and were a reliable go-to source for news in the pre-internet era.]
Here I have issue #21, all 47 pages- it’s a good mix of speed and thrash (heavily on the rise at the time), along with the token glam rock sprinkled throughout (posers!!!??)…I wonder why they even bothered with the glam rock then, because if you check out the “Readers Album Chart”- its all thrash and speed?! Lots of cool reviews though with the essential “Demolition” demo review section (Nuclear Death!), pen-pal and fanzine addresses etc. One thing I question however is the “78” review for Fates Warning’s Awaken the Guardian …come on!? And Zebra gets a 91? Anyways, reader mail, plus killer live reviews of Deathrow (plus intie), Overkill, Whiplash, Metallica, Voivod, Possessed and more, as well as features on Anthrax, English Dogs, Attacker, Crumbsuckers, Dark Angel, Helstar, Steeler, Voivod (again) etc.
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Cover
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Back Cover
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Editorial – News
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News
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Anthrax 1
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Anthrax 2
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Atomkraft
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Black ‘n Blue
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Attacker
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Crumbsuckers 1
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Crumbsuckers 2
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Deathrow
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Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Deathrow – Metallica – Onslaught live review
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Demo(lition) Reviews 1
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Demo(lition) Reviews 2
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Demo(lition) Reviews 3
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Demo(lition) Reviews 4
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Diamond Rexx 1
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Diamond Rexx 2
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Dream Records
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English Dogs 1
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English Dogs 2
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Fingernails – Mayhem – Schwarz – Jailbait live review
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Helloween – Noise Records Ad
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Forever 1
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Forever 2 – Reader Charts – Playlists
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Helstar 1
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Helstar 2
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Jack Starr ESP Contest
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Penbangers 1
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Penbangers 2
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Overkill – Whiplash – Primal Scream – GBH live review
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Possessed – Voivod – English Dogs live review
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Reader’s letters
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Steeler
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US Metal Records
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Venom Ad
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Voivod 1
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Voivod 2
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Voivod 3 – Fanzine Info.
July 27, 2013 | Categories: Adverts, Anthrax (US), Atomkraft (UK), Dark Angel (US), Deathrow (GER), Demo Reviews, Dream Records, English Dogs (UK), G.B.H. (UK), Helloween (GER), Live Reviews, Metal Forces (UK), Metallica (US), News, Noise Records (GER), Nuclear Death (US), Onslaught (UK), Overkill (US), Playlists, Possessed (US), Readers Poll, Reviews, The Crumbsuckers (US), UK Scene Report, Uncategorized, US Metal Records, Venom (UK), Voivod (CAN), Whiplash (US), Zine Reviews | Leave a comment
Gray Matter #2 (TX, USA) August 1987. Editor: “Chris Orloski”
Out of Texas, packed with reviews (especially demo reviews), a long interview with Gene Hoglan from Dark Angel and Jason Newsted after he joined Metallica, news, a feature on Ron Jarzombek, a Watchtower/Agony Column live review, interviews w/ Lethal Aggression, Hades, Liege Lord, Drifter, Devastation, Baron Steele, and more.
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Cover
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Playlists – Credits – Editors Note
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Contents
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Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Dark Angel 3
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Demo Reviews 1
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Demo Reviews 2
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Demo Reviews 3
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Demo Reviews 4
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Demo Reviews 5
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Demo Reviews 6
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Demo Reviews 7
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Demo Reviews 8
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Demo Reviews 9
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Demo Reviews 10
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Demo Reviews 11
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Demo Reviews 12
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Drifter 1
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Devastation 1 – Drifter 2
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Devastation 2
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Editorials
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Fanzine Reviews
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Hades 1
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Hades 2
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Hades 3
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Lethal Aggression 1
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Lethal Aggression 2 Baron Steele 1
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Baron Steele 2
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Liege Lord 1
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Liege Lord 2
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Metallica 1
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Metallica 2
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Metallica 3
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Ron Jarzombek 1
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Ron Jarzombek 2
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Tyrranicide
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Watchtower Live Review 1
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Watchtower Live Review 2
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Art
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Art 2
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Art 3
December 23, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Agony Column (US), Dark Angel (US), Demo Reviews, Devastation (US), Drifter (SWZ), Gray Matter (US), Hades (US), Leige Lord (US), Lethal Aggression (US), Live Reviews, Metallica (US), News, Playlists, Reviews, Ron Jarzombek, Watchtower (US), Zine Reviews | Leave a comment
Brain Damage Zine #2 (California, USA) 1985. Editors: “Vadim Rubin, Mike Rubenstein, and Ron Nieto”
The second issue from this classic zine out of Long Beach. My fav. part of this one is the ‘no posers’ Celtic Frost Drummer ad. Features and interviews from Bathory, Celtic Frost, C.O.C., Dark Angel, Death, Destruction, Possessed, Sodom, etc. Cheers again to Adrian at Pest Webzine for sending over the scans.
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Cover
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Back Cover – Death and Sodom Live
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Editorial and Playlist
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Bathory 1
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Bathory 2
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Celtic Frost 1
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Celtic Frost 2
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Celtic Frost Drummer Ad
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Corrosion Of Conformity 1
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Corrosion Of Conformity 2
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Dark Angel
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Death 1
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Death 2
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Destruction 1
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Destruction 2
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Iron Angel
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Knightmare Radio Ad
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News
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Possessed 1
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Possessed 2
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Sodom 1
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Tormentor (Kreator)
March 14, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Bathory (SWE), Brain Damage Zine (US), C.O.C., Celtic Frost (SWZ), Dark Angel (US), Death (US), Destruction (GER), Iron Angel (GER), Kreator (GER), News, Playlists, Possessed (US), Reviews, Sodom (GER), Tormentor (GER), Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Brain Damage Zine #1 (California, USA) 1984. Editors: “Vadim Rubin and Ron Nieto”
Here is classic from Long Beach – straight from the dawn of the underground. Thanks to Adrian at Pest Webzine for sending these scans over and helping me get a post up despite me being away from home for another 10 days. This issue has write-ups on Slayer, Mercyful Fate, Overkill, Omen, Destruction, Hirax (interview), Death Angel, Celtic Frost, etc.
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Info – Playlist
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Celtic Frost
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Dark Angel
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Death Angel
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Destruction
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Hirax
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Jag Panzer
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Mercyful Fate
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Metal Blade Ad
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Omen
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Overkill
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Possessed
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Slayer 1
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Slayer 2
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Voivod
February 24, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Brain Damage Zine (US), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Dark Angel (US), Death Angel (US), Destruction (GER), Hirax (US), Jag Panzer (US), Mercyful Fate (DK), Metal Blade Records (US), Omen (US), Overkill (US), Playlists, Possessed (US), Reviews, Slayer (US), Voivod (CAN) | Leave a comment
Out of the Underground #1 (NJ, USA) 1989, Editors: “Anne Hernandez” and “Debbie Sellnow”
This is the first issue from New Jersey’s OOTU. Notable for not one, but two female editors, they put together this cool photocopied and stapled zine (I think) when they were still in high school, and it features interviews with Voivod, Henry Rollins, Dark Angel, Vio-lence, Blood feast, and Hades, along with a handful of reviews.
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Editorial
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Blood Feast 1
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Blood Feast 2
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Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Dark Angel 3
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Dark Angel Promo Pic
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Hades
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Henry Rollins
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Vio-lence 1
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Vio-lence 2
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Voivod 1
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Voivod 2
November 17, 2011 | Categories: Blood Feast (US), Dark Angel (US), Demo Reviews, Henry Rollins, Out Of the Underground (US), Reviews, Vio-lence (US), Voivod (CAN) | Leave a comment
The Book of Armageddon #1 (NY, USA) 1986, Editor: “Ed Farshtey”
A few weeks back, I put up BOA #4 with commentary from Ed Farshtey. This week, I have a super-rare copy of BOA #1 from 1986, and it features VERY early and cool (yet brief) interviews with DEATH (Evil Chuck when he was out in California – and hey I forgot he jammed with DRI drummer Eric Brecht then) , POSSESSED (Lalonde), CELTIC FROST (Warrior), DARK ANGEL (Hoglan-right before signing to Combat Records), a long interview with Quorthon from BATHORY (On recording “THE RETURN:” I was drunk every second during the recording…we had a great time“, live reviews, and several cool ads for DEATH‘s Mutilation demo, and a back cover ad for pre-CARCASS band “DISATTACK“.
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Back cover – Disattack
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Aggression 2
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Bathory 1
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Bathory 2
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Bathory 3
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Bathory 4
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Bathory 5
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Bathory 6
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Celtic Frost 1
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Celtic Frost 2
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Celtic Frost 3
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Celtic Frost 4
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Celtic Frost 5
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Celtic Frost Merch Form
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Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Dark Angel 3
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Dark Angel 4
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Dark Angel 5
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Dark Angel 6
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Death – Gargoyle Ads
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Death 1
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Death 2
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Death 3
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Death Ad 2
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Death Ad “Mutilation” demo
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Death Ad 1
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Desecration 1
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Desecration 2
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Desecration 3
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Gargoyle 1
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Gargoyle 2
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Gargoyle 3
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Gargoyle
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Hirax Ad
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Overkill – Carnivore – Leige Lord Live Review
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Possessed 1
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Possessed 2
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Possessed 3
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Possessed Merch Order Form
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Venom – Cro-Mags – Voivod Live Review 1
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Venom – Cro-Mags – Voivod Live Review 2
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Venom – Cro-Mags – Voivod Live Review 3
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Venom – Cro-Mags – Voivod Live Review 4
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Venom – Cro-Mags – Voivod Live Review 5
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Venom – Overkill -Carnivore Live Review
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Venom – Overkill -Carnivore Live Review 2
November 14, 2011 | Categories: Aggression (CAN), Bathory (SWE), Carnivore (US), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Cro-Mags (US), Dark Angel (US), Death (US), Desecration (CA -US), Disattack UK), Gargoyle (US), Hirax (US), Leige Lord (US), Overkill (US), Possessed (US), The Book of Armageddon (US), Venom (UK), Voivod (CAN) | Leave a comment
The Book of Armageddon #4 (NY, USA) 1989, Editor: “Ed Farshtey”
This week I have the fourth and final issue of Ed Farshtey’s “Book of Armageddon.” Ed was entrenched in the New York metal scene throughout the 80s to the 90s, from ‘heavy’ metal, to thrash, to death, and even ended up working at Roadrunner when they were signing all the classic death metal acts around 1990. This issue features Armoros (who had a pre-Strapping Young Lad Jed Simon), as well as a lengthy interview with Dark Angel right as “Leave Scars” dropped. Speaking of Dark Angel, there is a review of the classic “Ultimate Revenge 2” show in Philadelphia…poor Raven!!!(among numerous other great live reviews). Also, interviews with Gargoyle, pre-“Beneath the Remains” Sepultura (where they discuss their 7-album (!) deal with Roadrunner), Voivod!, and the underrated Prime Evil.
I had a chance to catch up with Ed this week, so here is a bit from him, in his own words…also check out the interview with him from Metalcore zine here.
“I started the Book of Armageddon in 1985 with my friend Mark Sokoll. Back then we just began contacting different bands we were into, like Death, Celtic Frost, Bathory and Dark Angel, just for the hell of it. Then, when a bunch of them actually got back to us, we decided to put out the zine. The Book of Armageddon was available around the city, in places like It’s Only Rock and Roll, Bleecker Bob’s, Venus Records, Butterfly, Slipped Disc on Long Island, Generation Records, etc, and I would also send them out of state, to places like Ace’s Records in Tampa and Wild Rags in LA.
I would sell them at shows, like back in the day at L’Amours in Brooklyn. We would show up there at like twelve in the afternoon, hang out all day and meet the bands. We would bring copies of the zine, and hope to sell them fast, because if we had to hold on to them all night they would end up getting ripped up. Nearly all the metal shows at the time would go through L’Amours, but there were a few other places like Studio 54, The Ritz, and Irving Plaza, and even CBGB’s would sometimes do a metal show. But at L’Amours it seemed every week there was a big metal show coming through.
By early 1990, I stopped doing the zine when I began working at Roadrunner Records. That was the best time to work at the label. I knew half of the bands that were getting signed then, like Malevolent Creation, Suffocation, Immolation, Sorrow and Gorguts. Those were excellent times, meeting bands like Pestilence and Sepultura, and getting to work with them too! ” – Ed Farshtey
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Cover
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Editorial
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Editorial – Playlists
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Acheron Ad
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Armoros 1
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Armoros 2
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Armoros 3
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Armoros 4
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Atrophy Ad
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Bloodfeast – Vio-Lence – Testament Live Review
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Caligula – Reanimator – Sanctus Live Review 1
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Caligula – Reanimator – Sanctus Live Review 2
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Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Dark Angel 3
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Dark Angel 4
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Dark Angel 5
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Dark Angel 6
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Dark Angel Live Shot
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Deceased Ad
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Eviction
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Gargoyle 1
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Gargoyle 2
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Gargoyle 3
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Gargoyle Promo
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Hallows Eve Live Review
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Holy Terror Ad
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Live Reviews 1
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Live Reviews 2
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Live Reviews 3
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MX Machine
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Num Skull
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Num Skull 2
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Overkill – Destruction Live Review
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P.M.S. 1
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P.M.S. 2
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Prime Evil 1
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Prime Evil 2
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Prime Evil 3
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Prime Evil 4 – Revenant – Immolation – Morbid Angel Live Review
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Prime Evil Live Review
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Realm
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Sepultura 1
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Sepultura 2
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Sepultura 3
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Sepultura 4
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Ultimate Revenge 2 Live Review Philadelphia 1
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Ultimate Revenge 2 Live Review Philadelphia 2
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Ultimate Revenge 2 Live Review Philadelphia 3
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Voivod 1
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Voivod 2
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Voivod 3
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Voivod 4
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Voivod 5 – Legion of Death
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Wild Rags Ad
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Wreckage
October 7, 2011 | Categories: Adverts, Armoros (CAN), Atrophy (US), Dark Angel (US), Eviction (US), Gargoyle (US), Holy Terror (US), Live Reviews, MX Machine (US), Num Skull (US), P.M.S. (US), Playlists, Prime Evil (US), Realm (US), Roadrunner Records (US), Sepultura (BZL), The Book of Armageddon (US), Ultimate Revenge Part 2, Uncategorized, Voivod (CAN) | 2 Comments
Metal Meltdown Apr/May 1989. Vol 3, No. 1. (Maryland, USA), Editor: Jeff “Kluke” VanderClute.
Another issue from “the infernal wastelands” of Maryland -the best local mag we had in my opinion, one that introduced me to heaps of new music at the time. Typed, bound and (pro?) printed, this 1989 issue features a humorous, extensive interview with Wehrmacht, as well Metal Church (post-Wayne), Max from Sepultura (in unedited, Portuguese-accented glory-pre-Beneath the Remains), Dark Angel (with Gene Hoglan from Oct. 1988), Helstar, and none other than Ian Christe contributing a long, informative interview with Steve Martin from Agnostic Front.
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Cover
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Back Cover
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Editorial
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Contents
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Letters to the editor
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Playlists
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Playlists
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Thanks list
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News
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More News
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Agnostic Front 1
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Agnostic Front 2
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Agnostic Front 3
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Agnostic Front 4
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Agnostic Front 5
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Agnostic Front 6
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Agnostic Front 7
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Agnostic Front 8
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Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Dark Angel 3
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Helstar 1
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Helstar 2
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Metal Church 1
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Metal Church 2
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Metal Church 3
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Sepultura 1
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Sepultura 2
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Sepultura 3
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Sepultura 4
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Wehrmacht 1
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Wehrmacht 2
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Wehrmacht 3
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Wehrmacht 4
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Wehrmacht 5
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Wehrmacht 6 – News
August 9, 2011 | Categories: Adverts, Agnostic Front (US), Dark Angel (US), Helstar (US), Metal Church (US), Metal Meltdown Zine (US), News, Playlists, Sepultura (BZL), Wehrmacht (US) | Leave a comment
Deathcheese Zine #1 (USA) 1991. Editor: Brian Hellfarmer
This was a stapled, photocopied zine out of Oxnard, California, that also had Richard Johnson (Enemy Soil, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Drugs of Faith) as a writer/interviewer, and as such features not just my DC-area hometown band Abominog, but also some interviews culled from shows I attended back then, like the incredible ‘some tours were meant to stay underground’ tour in Nov and Dec 1990 (WASH, DC was DEC 7th, 1990) that featured Sepultura, Obituary, and Sadus. The interviews here with Sepultura and Sadus are from that tour and feature some timeless commentary. Also we have 2 separate interviews with Morbid Angel just before the release of “Blessed are the Sick.” Additionally there is a cool interview with James Murphy when he was in Obituary. A very text-heavy zine, but that is where the gold lies with this one!
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Cover
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Editorial
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Contents
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Autopsy
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Cannibal Corpse 1
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Cannibal Corpse 2
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Cannibal Corpse 3
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Cannibal Corpse 4
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Demo Reviews
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Godflesh 1
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Godflesh 2 – Abominog 1
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Abominog 2
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Abominog 3
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Morbid Angel DC Interview 1
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Morbid Angel DC Interview 2
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Morbid Angel Interview DC 3
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Morbid Angel Reseda Interview 1
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Morbid Angel Reseda Interview 2
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Morbid Angel Interview Reseda 3
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Obituary – James Murphy 1
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Obituary – James Murphy 2
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Sadistic Intent 1
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Sadistic Intent 2
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Sadus 1
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Sadus 2 – Dark Angel 1
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Dark Angel 2
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Sepultura 1
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Sepultura 2
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Sepultura 3
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Sepultura 4
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Back Cover
May 22, 2011 | Categories: Abominog (US), Autopsy (US), Cannibal Corpse (US), Dark Angel (US), Deathcheese Zine (US), Demo Reviews, Godflesh (UK), Morbid Angel (US), Obituary (US), Sadistic Intent (US), Sadus (US), Sepultura (BZL) | 3 Comments